Vehicle wheel



R. STOCK VEHICLE WHEEL Figd Y fren, 24, 1.925.

Dec 23, '1919 A 'Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

AParr-:NT omer..

ROBERT STOCK, F SANDUSKY,l OHIO.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

pplication led December 23, 1919. Serial No. 346,887.v

Tov all whom itl may concern: A

Be it known that I, ROBERT S'rocx, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of Sandusky, in the county of Erie and StateofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement iniVehicle Wheels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheelsand has for itsobject to provide a "wheelfconstruction which will be simple, durableand inexpensive to manufacture. I

Another 'object is to provide a wheel construction having lmeansinterposed Abetween the okes and rim for securing vthe rim in positionlon the spokes.

Another object is to provide a wheelconstruction having meansv foradjustably mounting the rim on the spokes, whereby lhe) rim .maybefcentered with respect to the Another object is to provide` spacersfor connecting the spokes and rim, certain of which spacers have movablemembers, one memberwof which is securedto the spoke and adapted toreceive `felly rings, thereby rigidly holdin the 'spokes and rim toether. l1 furtier A sti object. is to-provi e cerftain improvements inthe form, construction andA arrangementjof the several-@parts where- -bythe aboverfnavmedand otherV objects may befeiectively 1 carried out.}. v

-. A practical embodiment of my. linvent1on is `represented in theaccompanying draw- 1g. 1 represents absideelevation of my im roved.vehiclefwheeh I i fig. 2 representsa vertical, section `.taken `ma@planear theV -linegllfli of Fig. 1,

looking in the directiongzoff the arrows.

Fig.,3 represents a detail plan View of a vfragment of 'the felly ringsand the means of securing them together.

Fig. 4 represents a similar view showing the means of securingl thefelly. rings at the secured to the hub by means of bolts 7 passing throuh flanges 8 and 9 of the hub. The outer ems of the spokes are reduced,as shown at 10 in Fig. 2, and fitted into sockets 11 ofthe spacers Thespars are provided with laterally extending screw threaded studs 12 uponwhich are secured the felly rings 3, lwhich are Iirmly held to thespacers by nuts 13. The felly rings are also secured against outwardmovement by straps 14 having inwardly directed ends 15 which are fixedto the felly rings by means of bolts 16. l

To provide for the insertion of a valve stem of a tire (notv shown), oneof the fell rin s is cut away as shown at 17 and a bloc c 18 iaving aslot 19 for the stem, is secured between the felly rings by bolts 20.

'lhe rim 6, shown in this instance, is a sectional rim and the subjectmatter of my copending a plication Serial No. 325363,

vfiled Septem er 22, 1919, but I do not intend to claim this rimstructure herein, nor do I deem it neceary to describe its construction,since a continuous rim may be used equally as well.

To secure the 4rim in position on rthe spokes, I'provide/ plates 21having recesses 22, which plates are riveted or otherwise fastened totherim at equal distances apart and corresponding radially with the spacers4-5. y

The fixed spacers 4, lof which I have shown two, `are each` formed witha solid body 23 having a reduced portion 24 which enters and vrests inits recess 22 in the plate 21.`

' The movable spacers 5 of which I have shown ten, are each composed ofan inner member and an Vouter member. The inner member" is provided witha threaded shank 25 which is yadapted to receive a cupped interiorthreaded portion 26 of the outer member. To urge the outer memberoutwardly, I provide a spring 27, which is housed in a cavity 28 in theshank 25` of the inner inember, one end of which spring rests upon theend of the spoke 2, while the otherfend bears against the bottom of thecupped portion 26 o the outer member. Thus 1t w1ll be seen that thefunction of the spring 27 is to force the members apart or exert ayielding tension on the threaded portions of the members so that themembers will not be unintentionally displaced.

The outer member i" provided with a reduced portion 29, which isarranged to seat in its 22 in the plate 21. In order that the reducedportions 29 of lthe outer member are afforded a firm seat in the recemes22 in the plates 21, I knurl the bot-- toms of the recesses and providecertain of the recesses with a thin resilient washer 30.

To prevent dust and dirt from entering bet-Ween the members, I providethe'outer member with an annular recess 31 in which is seated a yieldingring 32, the dia-meter of which is normally smaller than the diameter ofthe shank 25 so that When it is in position, the ring will be expandedto hug the Ashank and thus close the joint between the members. The ring32 also assists in providing the members with an additional frietionallock to guard against unintentional displacement.

The outer member of each of the spacers 5 is provided with fiattenedfaces as shown at 33, so that a wrench or similar tool may be appliedthereto for convenience in turning the member.

To mount' a rim on the Wheel, the outer members are moved inwardly tothe limit of their movement and the rim placed on the fixed spacers 4 atan angle oblique to the vertical center of the `Wheel so that theirreduced portions 24 Will engage the recesses 22 of the plates 21, thenby swinging the rim into line with the vertical center of the wheel, theouter members of the movable spacers 5, diametrically opposite the fixedspacers 4, may be moved outwardly so as to engage the recesses 22 in theplate 21 adjacent thereto. The remaining outer members of the spacersmay now be moved outwardly in turn until all are firmly seated in theirrecesses, whereupon the rim will be rigidly held in position on thewheel.

While I have shown t-Wo fixed spacers and ten movable spacers, it will,of course, be understood that a greater or less number of fixed andmovable spacers may be used and still produce an effective structure.

It is obvious that various changes may be resorted to in lthe form,construction and arrangement of the several parts Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention; hence Ido not intendl to belimited to the structure herein shownv and demessage scribed, except asset forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A` vehicle Wheel comprising, a. hub, .spokes therefora tire rim, plates secured to lts inner periphery, said lates havingrecesses, and spacers located on lthe spokes, each of sald spacers beingarranged to independently engage its recess for positioning and securingthe rim on the spokes.

2. A4, vehicle Wheel comprising, a hub, spokes therefor, a tire rim, andspacers located on, the spokes, certa-in of said spacers comprisinginner and outer members, one of said members being fixed on the spokesand the other member arranged to engage the rim for positioning andsecuring the rim on the spokes. l

3. A vehicle Wheel comprising, a hub, spokes therefor, a tire rim,spacers located on the spokes, certain of said spacers comprising innerand outer members, one of said members being fixed on the spokes and theother member arranged to engage the rim for positioning and securing therim on the spokes, and yielding means interposed betwteen said membersfor forcing them apar 4. A vehicleV wheel comprising, a hub, spokestherefor, a tire rim, spacers located on the spokes, certain of saidspacers comprising inner and outer members, one of said members beingfixed on' the spokes and the other member arranged to engage the rim forpositioning and securing the rim on the spokes, and continuous ringssecured on opposite sides of the fixed members of the spacers.

5. A vehicle wheel comprising, a hub, spo-kes therefor, a. tire rim,cers located on the spokes, certain of sai spacers comprising inner andouter members in screw threaded engagement one of said members beingfixed on the spokes and the other member arranged to engage the rim forositioning and securing the rim on the spo es, and continuous ringssecured on opposite sides of the fixed members of the spacers.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my inventlon, I have signedmy name, this 20 day of December, 1919.

RoBEnr sTooK.

